Where Activity Without Pay Pays Off
International Evidence on Participating in Voluntary Associations and Wages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12249491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicole Duerrenberger (corresponding author), Susanne Warning |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 222-243 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Voluntas Revista Internacional de Filosofia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2179-3786 • E-ISSN: 1573-7888 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11266-018-00063-7 |
| OpenAlex | W2899541911 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 88 |
Empirical evidence from single-country studies on the relation between volunteering and wages is mixed. This paper uses an international framework to show that the relation between activities in voluntary associations and wages differs depending on country-specific factors. In particular, we argue that participating in voluntary associations serves as a signal in collectivistic (as opposed to individualistic) countries and is therefore positively related to wages. In countries with a low (as opposed to high) formal educational level, the human capital effects of participating are strong; therefore, activities in voluntary associations correlate with wages positively. Using data on 9295 individuals from 17 countries, we confirm that the relation between participating in voluntary associations and wage is positive but declines (1) as individualism increases and (2) as formal educational levels increase. In countries with high values for individualism or very high formal education levels, the relation between activities in voluntary associations and wage becomes negative
Collectivism · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Formal education · Human capital · Individualism · Labour economics · Management · Relation (database · Turnover · Voluntary association · Wage · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Economic Determinants of Volunteer Work by Women
Social and Cultural Origins of Motivations to Volunteer
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Doing Well by Doing Good
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Multilevel Modelling of Country Effects
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |